Researchers claim they are able to trigger smart devices such as

The UK government introduces a drone registration scheme; UAVs and model

Company management platform Parabol raises $4M from CRV, Haystack, and SlackFund;

Rakuten says it expects to take a ~$950M charge against its

Jim Lanzone steps down as head of CBS Interactive; he will

Reverend Al Sharpton says he and several other civil rights activists

Dropbox rolls out its file transfer tool (previously available in beta);

Xerox agrees to sell its 25 percent stake in Fuji Xerox

Microsoft is set to launch a unified Office app for iOS

Megvii, a China-based facial recognition firm, is considering delaying its Hong

India-based edtech firm Gradeup raises $7M Series A from Times Internet;

SoftBank plans to implement tighter governance controls on new investments, according

More than 1k Google employees sign an open letter to the

UK-based healthtech firm Medopad raises $25M Series B led by Bayer

The Wall Street Journal profiles the state of several SoftBank Vision

Uber ($52.8B market cap) Q3 beats: $3.8B revenue, up 30 percent

Facebook introduces a new logo for its parent company; the firm

SaaS company Workday acquires procurement platform Scout RFP for $540M; the

Meetup, which is owned by The We Company, cuts as much

London-based fintech startup Pollinate launches with $77M from Mastercard, Motive Partners,

Amazon's Alexa Fund partners with Accelerator Centre to launch the Alexa

Bigfinite, a manufacturing analytics platform for regulated industries, raises $15M Series

Toronto-based financial planning services company Planswell shuts down; all 57 employees

Fintech company Deserve raises $50M Series C led by Goldman Sachs;

The New York Times Company, Adobe, and Twitter announce the Content

Kojima Productions, the game studio behind

Shenzhen-based Codemao, a coding education platform for kids, raises $57M Series

Enterprise cybersecurity company Proofpoint ($6.5B market cap) acquires Boston-based inside threat

Minneapolis-based daily fantasy soccer company Starting 11 raises $5M from Brand

Spain’s National Security Department discloses ransomware attacks against companies in the

EV battery manufacturer Sila Nanotechnologies raises $45M from the Canada

Spa and Salon management startup Boulevard raises $12M Series A led

Seoul-based autonomous mobility company Code42 raises $25M led by Kia Motors;

Distributed cloud services platform Volterra emerges with $50M from Microsoft, Samsung,

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